Sī quicquam mūtīs grātum acceptumque sepulcrīs
accidere ā nostrō, Calve, dolōre potest,
quō dēsīderiō veterēs renovāmus amōrēs
atque ōlim missās flēmus amīcitiās,
certē nōn tantō mors immātūra dolōrī est 5
Quintiliae, quantum gaudet amōre tuō.
vocabulary
mūtus –a –um: inarticulate, mute, dumb, silent
acceptus –a –um: welcome, acceptable, pleasing
Calvus –ī m.: cognomen of C. Licinius Calvus
dēsīderium dēsīderi(ī) n.: desire (esp. for someone absent), longing; an object of desire, darling
renovō renovāre renovāvī renovātus: renew, restore
immātūrus –a –um: unripe, immature; premature, untimely 5
Quintilia –ae f.: Roman nomen gentile